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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___ 1 2 BY LAMBERTI AND FORD 1 3 A Resolution requesting that the Legislative Council 1 4 establish an interim study committee to consider 1 5 creation of a separate state department for youth 1 6 services. 1 7 WHEREAS, youth services for the youth of this state 1 8 may be improved by consolidating youth services into a 1 9 separate department; and 1 10 WHEREAS, there may be overlap and duplication in 1 11 the funding sources and administration of youth 1 12 services; and 1 13 WHEREAS, other states have consolidated youth 1 14 services into a separate department for the purposes 1 15 of improving services; NOW THEREFORE, 1 16 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTIVES, That 1 17 the Legislative Council is requested to establish an 1 18 interim committee for the 1997 Interim to consider 1 19 whether a separate state department for youth services 1 20 should be created and to conduct a comprehensive 1 21 review of the existing services and programs for youth 1 22 in this state. The committee should include members 1 23 of both political caucuses of both houses of the 1 24 General Assembly. The study may also consider the 1 25 funding mechanisms for the services and programs, 1 26 agencies involved in delivery of the services and 1 27 programs, areas in which services and programs 1 28 overlap, and approaches used and experiences of other 1 29 states in providing youth services. In addition, the 1 30 study may receive testimony from agency staff, service 2 1 providers, and youth services advocates on issues 2 2 deemed relevant to the delivery of youth services in 2 3 this state. The interim committee may be authorized 2 4 to retain a consultant to provide background 2 5 information for the committee. If established, the 2 6 committee should be directed to submit a report with 2 7 recommendations and findings to the Seventy-seventh 2 8 General Assembly, 1998 Session. 2 9 LSB 2717HH 77 2 10 jp/jj/8
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